Where does “angësht” come from?

angësht (Albanian) comes from Albanian ang, from Proto-Albanian anga, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angësht (Albanian): tight; stingy, scrooge, tight-fisted; uneasily,...

Definitions

  1. tight; stingy, scrooge, tight-fisted; uneasily,...

Ancestry of “angësht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianangnightmare; incubus; shapeless ghost who appears...
2Proto-Albaniananga—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰosnarrowness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Albanian anga →